(February 18, 2011 at 5:52 pm)OnlyNatural Wrote: I firmly believe that human morality has evolved along with the rest of us
Human understanding of morality evolves, not morality itself. Morality is based on the fundamental principles of right and wrong, which never change. Social and personal attitudes about right and wrong change for various reasons. A good example might be Ben Franklin's views on slavery. Initially he supported slavery because he believed that Negroes were a lesser race, not equal to Whites. Through his own experience he later concluded that he had been wrong in his thinking about Blacks being a lesser race, and changed his position on slavery. His Morality did not change, it was how those fundamental principles, of right and wrong, applied to that issue that changed. Just because something is socially acceptable does mean that it is morally right.
The idea that God 'justifies' morality seems to be a convenient way of avoiding moral responsibility. Saying that your moral's were given to you by a god that is infallible, and that is all the justification you need, is simple a way to avoid having to figure it all out for yourself.
